Posts by Liam Redmond
Air India taps Ethiopian Airlines veteran as CEO
Published Wed, Aug 5, 2026 · 09:44 PM [NEW DELHI] Air India announced Tewolde Gebremariam will succeed Campbell Wilson as the chief executive officer amid the Tata Group-owned carrier’s struggles to recover from last year’s deadly plane crash and mounting losses linked to geopolitical tensions. Tewolde was earlier with the Ethiopian Airlines Group, according to…
Read More‘Never about making money in the first place’: Razer steps up AI push with NUS gaming lab
Its innovation so far has been about engagement, but it could become a revenue source, the company says [SINGAPORE] Gaming company Razer and the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Wednesday (Aug 5) launched a joint research lab aimed at advancing artificial intelligence within the gaming industry. The lab will tap NUS’ AI research capabilities…
Read MoreMike Rogers Secures Republican Nomination for Michigan Senate
Former FBI special agent Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan after running unopposed in the primary. Rogers secured the election quickly after the polls closed in Michigan on Tuesday due to his having no challenger in what will likely become one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in…
Read MoreMapletree Logistics Trust prices S$400 million perpetual securities at 3.5%
Net proceeds will go towards the group’s general corporate and working capital purposes [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) has priced S$400 million in subordinated perpetual securities at 3.5 per cent under its S$3 billion euro medium-term securities programme. Net proceeds will go towards the group’s general corporate and working capital purposes, including the refinancing of…
Read MoreSingapore stocks end flat amid mixed regional showing
Published Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 07:13 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended flat on Tuesday (Aug 4), with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closing 0.03 points lower at 5,612.25. CapitaLand Investment led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.6 per cent or S$0.07 to S$2.73. The worst performer among STI constituents was Sats…
Read MoreFrancesca Hong Left Restaurant for Having ‘Too Many Old White People’
Francesca Hong, current Democrat gubernatorial candidate in the state of Wisconsin, said she once left a Culver’s fast food restaurant after she nearly experienced an “anxiety attack” due to “too many old white people.” Hong shared her story about the anxiety episode in a 2019 post on X. “I ate two bites of my kid’s…
Read MoreUBS to pay US$125 million in fines over anti-money laundering violations
This is the largest-ever fine against a broker-dealer for Bank Secrecy Act violations Published Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 12:17 AM UBS Financial Services (UBSFS), a subsidiary of UBS Group, has agreed to pay US$125 million in fines to settle allegations by the US government that it wilfully and repeatedly violated anti-money laundering (AML) rules. …
Read MoreShell sells European onshore renewables to TotalEnergies
The deal includes about 500 megawatts of operating or under-construction solar and wind assets Published Mon, Aug 3, 2026 · 04:52 PM SHELL is selling its onshore European renewables unit to TotalEnergies, the companies said on Monday (Aug 3), as the British oil major continues to scale back its low-carbon investments to focus on upstream…
Read MorePolice: Two Good Guys with Guns Engaged In-N-Out Attacker
During a Sunday presser, law enforcement authorities made clear that two good guys with guns exchanged gunfire with the alleged Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out attacker. Earlier on Sunday, Breitbart News pointed to reports that a citizen with a handgun shot at the attacker, noting that a witness believed the citizen had saved lives. However, at…
Read MoreYen leaps after joint US-Japan forex intervention, leaving the US dollar bruised
The yen surged more than 3% surge over two trading sessions in the week ended Aug 2 Published Mon, Aug 3, 2026 · 09:48 AM [SINGAPORE] The yen leapt on Monday (Aug 3), keeping traders on alert for further intervention from authorities to shore up Japan’s historically weak currency, days after Tokyo and Washington jointly…
Read MoreAfter a blockbuster IPO, can China’s memory chipmaker CXMT compete globally in the AI era?
Firm’s realistic near-term target remains below the performance of today’s leading AI memory [BEIJING] A blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) can generate buzz and signal investor confidence, but the far harder test of becoming a globally competitive company only begins after the opening bell. That is the challenge now facing China’s top memory chipmaker ChangXin…
Read More‘Not an easy company to understand’: Frencken wants to be known for more than semiconductors
The company’s president says its edge comes from engineering capabilities with applications across industries [SINGAPORE] What do smartphones, luxury cars and operating theatres have in common? More than most people realise. Mainboard-listed Frencken Group has a hand in all three – with its components finding their way into machines that manufacture smartphone chips, analogue clocks…
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